Justin Mirro

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Mr. Justin Mirro serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at Kensington Capital Acquisition V. He serves as Board Member at Amprius Technologies. He serves as Chairman at Pure Power Technologies. Mr. Mirro also served as Limited Partner at IncWell. Mr. Mirro has over 25 years of operating, M&A, and financing experience in the automotive and automotive-related sectors. He began his career at GM as a Tool and Die Manufacturing Engineer, with successive positions at Car and Driver Magazine, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Itochu International Inc. prior to transitioning to automotive investment banking at Schroder & Co. Inc. / Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. / ABN Amro Inc. in 1996. In 1999, Mr. Mirro formed Kensington Capital Partners, LLC, where he has served as President since 2015, to invest in automotive and automotive-related sector businesses. In 2005, Mr. Mirro transitioned to Jefferies & Company, Inc. as Head of Automotive Investment Banking, and later served as the Head of Automotive Investment Banking at Moelis and RBC Capital Markets from 2008 to 2011 and 2011 to 2014, respectively. In his role, Mr. Mirro played a key role in leading and executing all aspects of capital raising, M&A, and restructuring, and has advised on over 70 transactions totaling more than $60 billion of value for OEMs, suppliers, and automotive-related industries. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Mirro served as Chairman of the board of directors and the audit committee of Pure Power one of the largest aftermarket suppliers of diesel fuel injectors, which was later sold to Stanadyne. In his role, Mr. Mirro focused on deal sourcing, structuring, capital raising, executive recruitment, and the eventual sale process. Mr. Mirro served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kensington SPAC I from April 2020 until it consummated its initial business combination with QuantumScape, a company that is developing next-generation battery technology for electric vehicles and other applications, in November 2020, and served as a board member of QuantumScape. Mr. Mirro has sat on the boards of Cooper-Standard Holdings and Transtar Industries, Inc., since 2015 and 2017, respectively, where he has focused on M&A, capital structuring, and public market strategy. We believe Mr. Mirro is well qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in financing in the automotive and automotive-related sectors. He also served as Board Member at Upswing Health.